H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle (1910)
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H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle (1910) | |
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Pendant Number: | M.62 MI.71 (Jan 1918) MI.55 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Launched: | 1910[2] |
Commissioned: | 4 Sep, 1914[3] |
Decommissioned: | 12 Jul, 1919[4] |
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H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle was a commercial liner converted for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Service
Armament
She was armed with:[5]
- eight 6-in guns
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William R. Napier, 5 September, 1914[6]
- Captain Herbert J. T. Marshall, 14 March, 1915[7]
- Acting Captain Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams, April, 1918[8]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Transcribed Ship Logs September 1914 to December 1916
- Transcribed Ship Logs January 1917 to October 1918
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ This date is approximate.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 992.
Bibliography
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